Sacha Baron Cohen donates to 'Borat' babysitter's church - Los Angeles Times

Babysitter Jeanise Jones, the unexpected hero and “moral compass” of Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” has received a big donation from the political satire’s star and producer.

Baron Cohen anonymously donated $100,000 to Jones’ church on behalf of the Oklahoma City caregiver, who was charged with looking after his character’s 15-year-old daughter in the Amazon Prime Video mockumentary, The Times confirmed Friday.

Jones’ fans and loved ones, led by her pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, have been fundraising for the now-unemployed babysitter — a mother of three and grandmother to six — since her appearance in the film.

A representative for Baron Cohen declined to comment Friday on the donation.

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Jones, 62, became a breakout star in the sequel when she advised Borat’s daughter Tutar, played by 24-year-old actress Maria Bakalova, to learn to love herself, reconsider getting plastic surgery and reassess the “Melania” fairy tale and the lies her father told her while growing up in her home country!

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The film has stayed in the headlines thanks to Jones’ humanity, Baron Cohen and Bakalova’s antics and its high-profile cameos, including President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, Vice President Mike Pence and actor Tom Hanks.

It’s unclear how many people watched the sequel to 2006’s “Borat,” but e-commerce giant Amazon on Tuesday said “tens of millions” of customers streamed the film on Amazon Prime Video during its first weekend of release, though the company did not give specific numbers.

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